The 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. England were the defending champions.
2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||
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Date | 2 February – 16 March 2018 | ||
Countries | |||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 12 | ||
Tries scored | 89 (7.42 per match) | ||
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Participants
editNation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
England | Kingston Park Ricoh Arena |
10,200 32,609 |
Newcastle Coventry |
Steve Bates | Ben Earl |
France | Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Jean Laville Stade de la Méditerranée |
34,694 13,872 18,555 |
Bordeaux Gueugnon Beziers |
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Ireland | Donnybrook Stadium | 6,000 | Dublin | Noel McNamara | Tommy O'Brien |
Italy | Stadio Enzo Bearzot Stadio della Vittoria |
1,000 40,400 |
Gorizia Bari |
Fabio Roselli | Michele Lamaro |
Scotland | Broadwood Stadium Myreside |
8,086 5,500 |
Cumbernauld Edinburgh |
Stevie Scott[1] | Robbie Smith |
Wales | Parc Eirias | 6,080 | Colwyn Bay | Jason Strange | Tommy Reffell |
Table
editPosition | Nation | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
Total points | |||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Tries | Loss | |||
1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 80 | 131 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 74 | 77 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 182 | −37 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 181 | −55 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
5 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 120 | −21 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 197 | −95 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Source: [1] |
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit2 February 2018 18:00 GMT (UTC+1) |
Italy | 17 – 27 | England (BP) |
Try: Luccardi 40' c Penalty 77' Con: Rizzi (1/1) Pen: Rizzi (1/1) 57' | [5] | Try: Earl 19' m White 48' c Parton 50' c Loader 61' m Con: Grayson (2/4) Pen: Grayson (1/1) 3' |
Stadio Enzo Bearzot, Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France) |
2 February 2018 20:00 GMT (UTC+1) |
(BP) France | 34 – 24 | Ireland |
Try: Ntamack (2) 13' c, 29' c Diallo 26' m Gimbert 63' m Bamba 78' c Con: Ntamack (2/3) Carbonel (1/2) Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 3' | [6] | Try: Penalty 53' Stewart 59' c McCarthy 72' c Con: Byrne (2/2) Pen: Byrne (1/1) 23' |
Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Christopher Ridley (England) |
2 February 2018 20:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
(BP) Wales | 36 – 3 | Scotland |
Try: Morgan 3' c Goodchild 24' m Baldwin (2) 27' c, 77' c Davis 71' c Con: C. Evans (4/5) Pen: C. Evans (1/1) 62' | [7] | Pen: Dewhirst (1/2) 20' |
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland) |
Round 2
editRound 3
editRound 4
editRound 5
editReferences
edit- ^ Burke, Andy (13 February 2018). "SRU suspend several under-20s backroom staff after late-night incident". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "England U20s name side to face Italy". RFU. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Under 20 6 Nations Fixtures". WRU. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Harvey, Neale (28 January 2018). "Strange gives Welsh boys licence to thrill". RUGBYPaper. No. 489. p. 31.
- ^ "England Under-20s battle to bonus-point success in Italy". Six Nations Rugby. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Ntamack at the double for france under-20s against Ireland". Six Nations Rugby. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Baldwin double gives Wales under-20s perfect start". Six Nations Rugby. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Ireland Under-20s edge Italy in a thriller at Donnybrook". Six Nations Rugby. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Ibitoye and Olowofela help England Under-20s triumph over Wales". Rugby's Greatest Championship. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "France Under-20s run in nine tries in big win at Broadwood". Rugby's Greatest Championship. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
edit- Under-20 Six Nations Archived 2020-08-07 at the Wayback Machine